Today's News: Our Take - Ratings: American Idol, Modern Family Fall

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Mar 28, 2013 at 12:06 PM

American Idol continued to fall, but still led the way Wednesday.The Top 8 performance show averaged 12 million viewers and a 3.1 in the adults 18-to-49 demographic, down five-tenths from last week.TV Scorecard: What's renewed? What's canceled?ABC was second for ...

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American Idol continued to fall, but still led the way Wednesday.The Top 8 performance show averaged 12 million viewers and a 3.1 in the adults 18-to-49 demographic, down five-tenths from last week.TV Scorecard: What's renewed? What's canceled?ABC was second for the night, thanks to the return of Modern Family (9 million, 3.2), although the sitcom hit a season low. Modern Family boosted Suburgatory (5.4 million, 1.9), which grew four-tenths after a series low last week. Nashville (5.1 million, 1.5) returned down a tenth, while The Middle (6.8 million, 1.8) and the season finale of The Neighbors (5.5 million, 1.5) were down and up, respectively. Survivor (9.2 million, 2.4), CBS' only new show of the night, dropped two-tenths.NBC was up across the board.8 p.m.CBS: Survivor: Caramoan - Fans vs. Favorites 9.2 million viewers (2.4 demo rating) ABC: The Middle 6.8 million (1.8); The Neighbors 5.5 million (1.5)NBC: Whitney 3.1 million (1.0); Whitney 3.1 million (1.1)Fox: American Idol 12 million (3.1) [8-10 p.m.]CW: Arrow 2.6 million (0.8)9 p.m.CBS: Criminal Minds (R) 5.7 million (1.3)ABC: Modern Family 9 million (3.2); Suburgatory 5.4 million (1.9)NBC: Law & Order: Special Victims Unit 6.5 million (1.7)CW: Supernatural 2.2 million (1.0)10 p.m.CBS: CSI: Crime Scene Investigation (R) 6.9 million (1.3)NBC: Chicago Fire 6.9 million (1.8)ABC: Nashville 5.1 million (1.5)

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